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TRANSAFE WA 13TH ROAD TRANSPORT INDUSTRY SAFETY FORUM

Senior Sergeant Richard Moore Officer in Charge Esperance Police Station

Goldfields-Esperance Region

• Occupies 948,045 Km2
• 38% Total Land Area of

WA

• 9 individual Local

Government Agencies

• Regional population is

59,986 (based on 2006/07 data)

• 3,100 km of sealed road
• 16,000 km unsealed road
• Ratio 5:1 unsealed to

sealed

Goldfields-Esperance Region State Roads

All Sealed Roads

• Coolgardie Esperance Highway
• Eyre Highway
• South Coast Highway
• Great Eastern Highway
• Goldfields Highway

There is a mix of long haul transport, seasonal tourist and commuter traffic using these roads. Heavy vehicle traffic using the roads is as high as 40% Traffic volumes vary greatly at the commencement of the agricultural areas around Esperance and are subject to the seasonal fluctuations with the cartage of grain and fertilizer

Local Government Roads

• Predominantly unsealed except within the urban

centres within the Goldfields-Esperance Region.

• These roads vary depending on local environment

and usage.

• Subject to deterioration at flood-ways during

heavy rain events.

• Generally state default speed limit is 110 km/h.

ROAD POLICING STRATEGY

Enforce Traffic Laws Target Unsafe Road-User Behaviour Build Road Policing Capability

Enforce Traffic Laws

• Enhanced Speed Enforcement

Aim: Achieve greater compliance with posted speed limits

• Non-Use of Restraints

Aim: Increase compliance with the wearing of seatbelts and other restraints by drivers and passengers of vehicles

• Impaired Driving

Aim: Contribute to a reduction of the incidence of fatalities and serious injuries caused by alcohol and drug-impaired drivers

• No Authority to Drive (Unlicensed Drivers)

Aim: Detect and deter unlicensed drivers driving on WA roads

Build Road Policing Capability

• Capacity Building

Aim: Integrate road policing training into training programs for all police officers.

• Driver Education

Aim: Utilise traffic stops to promote driver awareness on road laws and road safety

• Partnership and Community Engagement

Aim: Align enforcement with Towards Zero and Office of Road Safety road user education campaigns and contribute to the achievement of WA Police key performance indicators for Towards Zero

Target Unsafe Road-User Behaviour

CATERGORY A OFFENCES

KPI OF 90 % EFFORT towards Category A Offences (Fatal 5):

• Impaired Driving – Drugs and Alcohol
• Reckless / Dangerous / Careless Driving
• Speeding
• No Authority to Drive (Suspended / Disqualified / Class /
• Never Held / Medical)
• Mobile Phones/Non-use of Restraints

Fatal and Serious Crashes

• 866 Fatal and Serious Crashes Goldfields-Esperance between 2004 and

June 2017 (Source RSC WA)

• Fatal crashes YTD comparison as at 26 June

Year Metro RWA Total YTD Total/year 2017 32 40 72 @144 deaths this year 2016 25 75 95 195 2015 36 41 77 161 2014 36 40 76 182 2013 48 37 81 161 2012 46 37 83 183 2011 41 46 87 179 2010 42 40 82 193 Total 164 209 376 (Ave: 81) 1254 (Ave: 179)

Killed or Seriously Injured (KSI) 2004 - 2013

• Regional WA -173:100 000

(GED 152:100 000)

• 56% - male (GED 57%)
• 25% - 17 to 24yo (GED 22%)
• 21% of KSI single vehicle Run off road or Non-

collision rollover (GED 42%)

• 14% - Restraint not work (GED 27%)
• 14% - Speed was a factor (GED 26%)
• 30% - Fatigue was a factor (under-represented as

difficult to measure (GED 30%)

KSI INJURIES WITH HEAVY VEHICLES ONLY BY ROAD USER IN WA 2004 - 13

UNIT TYPE ROADUSER DEATH HOSPITAL KSI PRIME MOVER DRIVER 6 6 PASSENGER 2 2 ROAD TRAIN DRIVER 16 99 115 PASSENGER 2 14 16 SEMI TRAILER DRIVER 5 71 76 PASSENGER 13 13 TRUCK DRIVER 11 198 209 PASSENGER 1 58 59 TRUCK TRAILER DRIVER 4 41 45 PASSENGER 5 5 ALL 39 507 546

KSI INJURIES WITH HAVY VEHICLES ONLY BY ROAD USER IN GOLDFIELDS-ESPERANCE 2004 - 2013 UNIT TYPE ROAD USER DEATH HOSPITAL KSI PRIME MOVER DRIVER 2 2 ROAD TRAIN DRIVER 4 14 18 PASSENGER 7 7 SEMI TRAILER DRIVER 3 3 PASSENGER 2 2 TRUCK DRIVER 4 4 PASSENGER 7 7 TRUCK TRAILER DRIVER 2 2

ALL 4 (25%) 41 (8%) 45 (8%)

Category A Offences

Goldfields-Esperance District enforcement totals 2016/17 (YTD 25 June 17)

• Speed contacts – 5177 Briefs/TIN
• 2024 cautions
• Restraint contacts – 371 Briefs/TIN
• 71 cautions
• Other contacts – 2779 Briefs/TIN
• 6690 Cautions
• Crashes: Fatal – 9, Serious – 15, Injury - 42
• Traffic Hours – 30 514
• Alcohol Impaired Driver Contacts - Total 53 789

Positive 411 .76%

• Drug Impaired Driver Contacts – Total 1709 Positive result 141 8.3%

THC 14 Meth 113 Both 31 Negative 3

Eyre Highway

• Eyre Highway is part of the Perth-Adelaide National Highway, providing the
• nly direct sealed route between Perth and the Eastern States.
• The route is a strategic freight and tourist route.
• The Eyre Highway caters to all vehicle types but a significant proportion of

this is made up of large Road Train combinations carrying freight in both directions.

• The road provides inter-town access between the isolated roadhouse and

pastoral communities along the Nullarbor.

• A high proportion of the light vehicles on this route are tourists

undertaking the "Cross the Nullarbor" trip

Austrans Coolgardie-Esperance Highway

Austrans 20, 29 and 31 March 2017

Total Vehicles Stopped: 275 71 B Triple / 33 B double / 36 Articulated / 132 rigid trucks / 3 coaches and buses Total Breath Tests: 268 Total Drug Wipes: 30 Infringements Issued: 17 Cautions Issued: 36 Compliance Notices Issued: 56 Positive Drug Wipes: 0 (Heavy Vehicle) ☺ PROSECUTIONS NATD 2 Possess Cannabis 3 Possess Paraphernalia 2

Every fatal and serious traffic crash is a tragedy Cost >$ 1 000 000 for every fatal crash